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Praise singing

Description

Abstract:
According to Koetting's field notes, the wui players are inserting the common jongo tune Kamana pe yello during the praise singing, and eventually the music transitions to Kamana pe yello in jongo form. Transition is then made to another jongo tune, Tiga mara.
Notes:
Instrumentation: kori (2), wui (3), gungonga, voices
Place of recording: Mayoro
Performance history: performance
Tape location: Reel 099, Track 02

Access Conditions

Rights
In Copyright
Restrictions on Use
Collection is open for research.

Citation

"Praise singing" (1975). James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection. Brown Digital Repository. Brown University Library. https://repository.library.brown.edu/studio/item/bdr:146858/

Relations

Collection:

  • James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings Collection

    The James Koetting Ghana Field Recordings collection presents a vibrant mix of traditional and popular music recorded at a broad range of locations and events in Ghana during the 1970s by ethnomusicologist James Koetting. Students and researchers can hear online …

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